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Jacky · 12-15-2007

wow, I read a bit about them after requesting the calander. Check this out guys, if we can't donate, we can make ourselves aware at least.

How big is the BLINDNESS PROBLEM?
Every 5 seconds, someone in our world goes blind. A child goes blind every minute.
Currently, 37 million people in our world are blind, and an additional 135 million have a severe visual impairment. 90% of these people live in the poorest countries of our world.
1.5 million children in the world are blind, and another 500,000 go blind each year. Almost half of these children die within two years of losing their sight.
90% of the world’s blind children have no opportunity to attend school, and 80% of blind adults cannot work, because they lack training facilities.

Restoring Sight
Each year, cbm and our partners perform more than 500,000 sight-restoring cataract operations.
In 2008, cbm will celebrate its 8 millionth cataract operation! That’s 8 million moms, dads, and kids who can see again, thanks to cbm!

I encourage you guys to read more here: http://www.cbmicanada.org/perspective.htm

I hadn't heard about this charity before and they do great work so thank you for posting Destiny!

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Jacky Smart Beaver Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 156 Threads: 5 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	wow, I read a bit about them after requesting the calander. Check this out guys, if we can't donate, we can make ourselves aware at least. How big is the BLINDNESS PROBLEM? Every 5 seconds, someone in our world goes blind. A child goes blind every minute. Currently, 37 million people in our world are blind, and an additional 135 million have a severe visual impairment. 90% of these people live in the poorest countries of our world. 1.5 million children in the world are blind, and another 500,000 go blind each year. Almost half of these children die within two years of losing their sight. 90% of the world’s blind children have no opportunity to attend school, and 80% of blind adults cannot work, because they lack training facilities. Restoring Sight Each year, cbm and our partners perform more than 500,000 sight-restoring cataract operations. In 2008, cbm will celebrate its 8 millionth cataract operation! That’s 8 million moms, dads, and kids who can see again, thanks to cbm! I encourage you guys to read more here: http://www.cbmicanada.org/perspective.htm I hadn't heard about this charity before and they do great work so thank you for posting Destiny!